Rote-Armee-Fraktion

a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998

Reactivity Adjustment Factor. An NMOG adjustment used in the certification of vehicles to the California emission standards to reflect reduced ozone forming potential of a fuel, especially alternative fuels.

Risk adjustment factor. A factor that scales the basic N-1 risk up or down to correct for the differences between the reserve risk calculated by SPD and the risk calculated by RMT. Since the end of 2003 the RAF s have all been one and the adjustments are now made using risk offset values.

Road Accident Fund. A public fund that pays compensation to people who have been injured or killed in motor vehicle accidents.

the airforce of Great Britain

Resource allocation frame. A type of SMT frame in FDDI that defines the allocation of network resources.

An oncogene that is activated in one-third of human cancers

Research Aviation Facility

Raw Attitude File

Rapid Action Force

Royal Air Force